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1 Samuel 4:7
New English Translation
1 Samuel 4:7
New English Translation
7 The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp.[a] They said, “Woe to us! We’ve never seen anything like this!
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- 1 Samuel 4:7 tn The Hebrew text has a direct quote, “because they said, ‘Gods have come to the camp.’” Even though the verb translated “have come” is singular, the following subject should be taken as plural (“gods”), as v. 8 indicates. Some emend the verb to a plural form.
1 Samuel 4:7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
1 Samuel 4:7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
7 And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:
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1 Samuel 4:7
King James Version
1 Samuel 4:7
King James Version
7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
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1 Samuel 4:7
New International Version
1 Samuel 4:7
New International Version
7 the Philistines were afraid.(A) “A god has[a] come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before.
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- 1 Samuel 4:7 Or “Gods have (see Septuagint)
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